Luke 18:3
In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
In Context
2“There was,” he said, “in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for man.
Cross References
Romans 13:3A good action has nothing to fear from Rulers; a bad action has. Do you want to have no reason to fear the Authorities? Then do what is good, and you will win their praise.
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:2-9
The Unjust Judge. 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →